8 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Friday Night Lights, 20 Years Later

Friday Night Lights might have started as a simple spinoff of the 2004 movie, but the TV show quickly became the benchmark for sports dramas to this day. Starring Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton as Coach Eric Taylor and Tami Taylor, the series' central couple and beating heart, Friday Night Lights saw its characters weather much more than the drama of high school football. From 2006 to 2011, Friday Night Lights brought television to another level.